Duterte on Misuari offer of fighters for Marawi: Wag muna ngayon

Speaking to Army troopers in Tacurong
City, President Rodrigo Duterte said said it would not be good to pit Moros
against fellow Moros.

"Nur and I talked once… He
offered to send 2,000 of his men. I said ‘Wait, not now. Not now Nur,’” Duterte
said.

“It’s not good to be fighting if they
do not realize what it’s all about. A Moro against the Moro. Let us make them
understand first what this is all about,” he added.

2,000 combatants offered by Moro
National Liberation Front founder Nur Misuari will not join the campaign
against Maute terrorists in Marawi City.

Duterte previously said he was ready
to recruit MNLF members and other former rebels to the military if the clashes
in Marawi City drag on.

"I am announcing to all forces
of the MI, MN, if this conflict will take long and if you want to join, cast
your lot with the Republic… I will take you in as soldiers, same privileges,
and I will build houses for you in some areas," Duterte said.